Famous Historical Topics & Events Chapters

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

Queen Gorgo, Leonidas' wife, discovers a secret message sent as a warning about the approaching Persian army.

With "Kong: Skull Island," we explore the world of Gorillas. How did Kong become so huge? Gorillas are the largest of the living apes with two species...

South Carolina History Standard 8-5.4 Summarize the policies and actions of South Carolina's political leadership implementing discriminatory laws tha...

Real circus disasters such as fires and train wrecks form the basis for the fictional Benzini Bros. Circus tragedy.

Displaying courage and skill, the Greeks (led by Sparta) defeat the Persians (fighting without their ruler, Xerxes).

Thomas Jefferson buys land from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 and makes plans to explore it.

Even after the jury finds him competent and guilty, Guiteau does not believe he will die for his crime.

During his trial, expert witnesses debate whether or not Charles Guiteau is insane.

The gunfight on Fremont Street does not settle matters between the two sides, and more shootings and killings occur.

During the afternoon of October 26th, 1881, the famous gunfight occurs in Tombstone between the lawmen and the Cowboys.

Read a poem about the life of Professor G.V. Loganathan, an engineering teacher.

Hal Moore, co-author of We were Soldiers Once . . . and Young was a soldier's soldier as he followed orders during a hated war.

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